Living in the crossfire
Subtitle: Favela residents, drug dealers, and police violence in Rio de Janeiro
By: Maria Helena Moreira Alves and Philip Evanson ; with the assistance of Cristina Pedroza de Faria (Kita Pedroza) and Jose Valentin Palacios Vilches
Contributors: Evanson, Philip
Series: Voices of Latin American life
Publisher: Temple University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Philadelphia, Pa
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781439900031; 9781439900048; 9781439900055
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Part I: Rio de Janeiro : the marvelous city and the communities; title: Rio de Janeiro, the marvelous city : economic growth; title: Living in the Favelas in the 21st century: traditions and challenges; title: Testimony : communities under fire; title: Testimony : voices of hope and renewal; title: Voices of community leaders : Carlinhos Costa of Rocinha; title: Of faith and good works.